Vin Diesel confirms Guardians of the Galaxy to be in next Avengers
Actor revealed in Facebook video that his 'Guardians' superhero team will join Avengers: Infinity War
The actor who voices the talking tree in Guardians of the Galaxy let it slip that his Marvel superhero team will sprout up in Avengers: Infinity War.
Vin Diesel teased during a Facebook Live video Friday that the intergalactic do-gooders will be part of the third Avengers movie.
The Infinity War installment is expected to unite several Marvel characters from across 18 films.
Diesel, the star of Fast & Furious, portrayed extraterrestrial Groot in 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy alongside Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Bradley Cooper.
Diesel called the planned Avengers mash-up "incredibly exciting."
A spokeswoman for Avengers studio Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is scheduled to launch May 5, 2017, while Infinity War is set for release May 4, 2018.